Welcome to the North Dakota Safety Council. The North Dakota Safety Council is a non-government, not for profit, membership supported organization dedicated to helping make our state a safer and healthier place to live. With more than 850 member companies representing all sizes of all industries, the NDSC is an active participant in influencing safe work practices all across North Dakota. Our Mission is to create a safer and healthier environment throughout North Dakota.

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Circle of Nations School

Construction & Turnaround Services

General Security Services Corp

Hankinson Renewable Energy

Kestrel Engineering Group

Pro Safe Pest Control

Rockpile Energy

2012 Teen Drivers Traffic Safety Contest

Winners Announced

The winners of the 2012 ND Teen Drivers Traffic Safety Contest have been selected. The contest, sponsored by ND Department of Transportation, ND Safety Council and AAA North Dakota, had more than 85 entries for both the video and billboard categories.

In the video category, first, second and third place winners were from Hazen High School. The winning video, created by Tyler Parker, Calla Price and Marvin Schmitt, was a testimonial of a distracted driver. The group was presented with a $750 check and their video will be featured in Carmike Theatres across the state and air on television for one week.

The first place recipient for billboard design was Kylen Mayer of Bismarck. Mayer, a sophomore at Bismarck Career Academy, designed the billboard with a safety message about teen car crashes. Mayer was presented with a $750 check and the billboard will be displayed across the state.

Second place in the video category was awarded to Aleisha Seibel, Casey Neameyer, and Alex Valley of Hazen. Third place winners, also from Hazen, were Erik Mattheis, Allison Oestreich, and Jinny Miller.

In the billboard category, the second place winner was awarded to Cori Flanagan of Bismarck and third place to Katherin Koll of Wimbledon.

To view the winning entries, click here.

PEC SafeLandUSA Basic Orientation Courses Offered at NDSC

PEC SafeLandUSA Basic Orientation
The NDSC now has trainers on staff to teach the PEC SafeLand USA Basic Orientation. This course was designed to take the place of multiple Operator orientations and to give each student a general idea of life and safety issues in the oil and gas industry. This one-day program meets API RP 75 & API RP T-1 requirements and provides a basic understanding at an awareness level of general safety information. More than 25 of the leading oil and gas operators accept this orientation.

The first PEC SafeLandUSA Basic Orientation taught by the NDSC will be held on June 18. Additional courses will be held on July 16 and August 13. The course is $185 per person and runs from 8 am to 5 pm. All courses will be held at the Elks Lodge located at 501 Elks Drive, Dickinson ND.

Click here to register or call the ND Safety Council at 701-223-6372. Class size is limited. Call today to register.

PEC SafeLandUSA Basic Orientation Train-the-Trainer
The North Dakota Safety Council has partnered with PEC Premier to bring PEC SafeLandUSA Orientation Train-the-Trainer courses to North Dakota. PEC SafeLandUSA is widely accepted and required by multiple operators in North America. This train-the-trainer course provides safety managers the opportunity to train staff WHEN and WHERE they need it, and help avoid multiple trainings/orientations whenever they need to gain access to an operator site.

The next scheduled PEC SafeLandUSA Orientation Train-the-Trainer course will be held July 9 & 10. This course is a two day program for an instructor level authorization and allows an instructor to administer the eight hour PEC SafeLandUSA Basic Orientation course which is an accredited program. The course is $1395 per person and runs 8 am to 5 pm each day. All courses will be held at the NDSC located at 1640 Burnt Boat Drive, Bismarck, ND.

Log onto www.pecsafety.com to register for the Train-the-Trainer course, or contact Patricia Cribbs at patricia@pecsafety.com.

Great Speakers Planned for the
16th Annual People-Based Safety Conference

The 16th Annual People-Based Safety Conference, sponsored by Dakota Gasification Company, will be held in Bismarck July 31 through August 2 at the Ramkota Hotel. Nationally recognized speakers Charlie Morecraft, Tony Crow, Dr. Tim Ludwig and Dr. E Scott Gellar will be sharing their expertise at this year's event. Attend this conference to learn how to assess the strengths and weaknesses of your safety culture, improve your safety communications and how to cultivate true employee engagement in Safety.

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OSHA 10 Hr General Industry Now Available in Williston

The North Dakota Safety Council is now offering OSHA 10 Hour General Industry in Williston. We've partnered with safety trainer, Jon Greiner, who lives in Williston and has access to a training facility. This quarter, we are offering the OSHA 10 Hr General Industry course May 23 - 24, June 13 - 14 and June 27 - 28. All courses run 12 pm to 5:30 pm day one and 8 am to 1:30 pm day two, and will be held at the James Memorial Library and Arts Center located at 621 1st Ave West. Because of the demand for quality training in the western part of the state, we believe this will be a great opportunity to help even more businesses get the training they need on a timely basis.

Get registered for one of these classes today.

OSHA Announces Authorized Online Training Providers

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently announced its selection of ten OSHA authorized training providers to deliver 25 online courses as part of its Outreach Training Program. This change means OSHA is no longer allowing resellers of these online courses and is directing anyone wishing to take an online OSHA 10- or 30-hour course to their ten approved providers. The online courses are voluntary and are not required by OSHA, but they provide training online if you are unable to attend one of many NDSC statewide OSHA courses taught in a classroom.

Following are the ten online training providers approved by OSHA:

Construction 10-Hour: AdvanceOnline Solutions, CareerSafe, ClickSafety, Compliance Solutions, PureSafety, Safety Unlimited, Texas Engineering Extension Service
Construction 10-Hour Spanish: ClickSafety and PureSafety
Construction 30-Hour: AdvanceOnline Solutions, ClickSafety, PureSafety, Texas Engineering Extension Service, Turner Knowledge Network
General Industry 10-Hour: AdvanceOnline Solutions, CareerSafe, ClickSafety, North Carolina State University, PureSafety, Safety Unlimited, Texas Engineering Extension Service
General Industry 30-Hour: AdvanceOnline Solutions, ClickSafety, PureSafety
Maritime 10-Hour: Moxie Media

OSHA provides no funding to authorized Outreach Training Program training providers. Access to courses and other information about the program are available at http://s.dol.gov/L6.

500 level OSHA courses will soon be offered in Bismarck

The North Dakota Safety Council (NDSC) has partnered with the Rocky Mountain Education Center (RMEC), an authorized OSHA Training Institute in Region VIII, to provide the 500 level OSHA courses in Bismarck. We are pleased to provide this service to our region which will reduce travel time and allow workers in our area to stay local to complete OSHA training.

The following courses will soon be offered in Bismarck at the North Dakota Safety Council:
OSHA Construction 510 Standards, 500 Trainer and 502 Refresher, as well as the OSHA General Industry 511 Standards, 501 Trainer and 503 Refresher.

Public courses will be held at the North Dakota Safety Council offices located at 1640 Burnt Boat Drive, Bismarck. Watch our website for course dates. Private courses for your business can be scheduled upon request.

RMEC has also received approval from OSHA Directorate of Training to pilot the new Hazard Recognition and Standards Course as the OSHA Oil and Gas Outreach Trainer prerequisite in North Dakota. This new course is titled OSHA 5810 and is scheduled to be taught at the North Dakota Safety Council August 20 thru 24. Watch www.ndsc.org for details!

Taking Wellness to Work in North Dakota

Many organizations have more unhealthy employees, than healthy ones. Unhealthy employees cost organizations profits, productivity and potential. Learn more about how to turn things around by attending the Healthy North Dakota Worksite Wellness Initiative "Gearing Up" training, now set for:

· Grand Forks - June 11th and 12th

Click here to learn more or register.

Are You Receiving our Email Updates?

The NDSC sends out relevant safety and training information to members and safety advocates, via email, on a regular basis. Some companies’ Internet Service Providers (ISP) block emails from the NDSC’s email service, Constant Contact. If your company is a member of the NDSC, or you have signed up to receive our email updates, but have not been receiving them,

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If you would like to receive our email updates but are not currently signed up, please sign up today! We offer information including monthly training updates, NDSC Quarterly Newsletters, child and home safety and occasional training updates specific to your area.

To sign up, simply email serenas@ndsc.org and let us know what information you are interested in receiving.